Take This Journey (Remastered) Christy Baron

• 1 Happy Together 03:02
• 2 Gentle Journey 04:47
• 3 Not While I'm Around 03:54
• 4 I'm All Smiles 04:07
• 5 A House Is Not a Home 05:43
• 6 Bitter with the Sweet 02:17
• 7 That Old Devil Moon 04:11
• 8 The Lies of Handsome Men 04:00
• 9 You Are There/Why Did I Choose You? 05:18
• 10 The Way He Captured Me 04:22
• 11 Overjoyed 04:07
• 12 Stand Behind Me 03:26
• 13 First Day in August 03:04
• Total Runtime 52:18

Info for Take This Journey (Remastered)

A truly talented vocalist, Christy Baron brings us her third release entitled Take This Journey, again revealing an intriguing repertoire of modern classics delivered through her evocative voice. But it's not only the sound of her voice that captivates the audience … her ability to maintain the delicate balance between the musical and poetic ideas of both the composer and lyricist creates the kind of mood that prepares the listener for a simply wonderful journey.

Take This Journey is a story, a reflection of life that captures the wonderful reality of the genuine interactions we share with the people around us. Christy's rendition of the Turtles' classic ""Happy Together"" sets the tone of the record with her sultry yet optimistic recording that is nothing less than convincing. The album features songs from Carole King including ""Stand Behind Me"" and ""First Day in August,"" and an incisive version of ""Bitter With The Sweet.""

Christy's clear vocalizations are apparent when she explains the sad fact that ""A House Is Not a Home"" and sets the limits in Sondheim's Sweeney Todd classic ""Not While I'm Around."" The darker side of life is apparent through Sinatra's classic ""Old Devil Moon"" and Cleo Lane's ""The Lies of Handsome Men."" But don't lose hope just yet … a captivating rendition of Stevie Wonder's ""Overjoyed"" showcases Baron's optimism in mankind. Christy Baron communicates the pleasure and the pain of our existence in Take This Journey, appealing to the intellectual listener with her sweet, knowing recognition of life's wonder.

"The wonderful sonic integrity of this recording would mean little if it were not backed up by solid performances by the musicians and Ms. Baron. Compared to her first release on the Chesky label, I Thought About You from 1997, it is evident that Ms. Baron has matured as a vocalist. Her voice is now more self-assured and exhibits a greater range -- "Bitter With the Sweet" is a good example, one which also displays a more playful character than she exhibited on the first disc. While she does not reinvent any of the (mainly) pop songs that she covers, such as several Carole King offerings or "Happy Together," her interpretations of "A House Is Not A Home" and "You Are There" are memorable nonetheless." (Roger Kanno, soundstagenetwork.com)

Christy Baron, vocals
David Mann, saxophone, flute
Paul Bollenback, guitar
David Finck, bass
Graham Hawthorne, drums

Recorded June 17-20, 2002 at St. Peter's Church, Chelsea, NYC.

Digitally remastered

Christy Baron
A dynamic performer with an entrancing voice, Christy Baron was raised in Pittsburgh. She has not only been singing and performing in New York City since 1984, but she is also an accomplished actress, having appeared on Broadway, television and in independent films. Baron started as a cabaret singer and pianist while studying music at Carnegie-Mellon University. When she moved to New York, she began working in piano bars but soon became sidetracked from cabaret singing by acting jobs and singing commercial jingles. Baron has since performed with such artists as Natalie Cole, Phoebe Snow, Melba Moore, Carly Simon, Dr. John and David Sanborn.

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